Germany / Feb 09, 1966
The Laughing Man (1966)
Directed by Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
1h 6minruntime
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Plot
Posing as West German journalists, East German documentary filmmakers Heynowski and Scheumann pay a visit to the notorious Nazi-turned-mercenary Siegfried “Kongo” Müller, pump him with booze, and get him to talk about his life and war campaigns in Africa.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Fernsehen der DDR, DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme |
| Release date | 9 febbraio 1966 |
| Production | Jochen Stoff |
| Writer | Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann |
| Editing | Traute Wischnewski |
| Cinematography | Horst Donth, Peter Hellmich |
| Assistant directors | Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann |
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